24G Nano Cube, gettin' there

steelhealr · #1 07/05/2005, 03:18 PM

Just thought I'd post some pix of my corals for anyone interested in seeing that you CAN have good results with stock lighting in a Nano Cube. I have a long way to go re: adding more corals. For those who do not have the skills for or do not want dremelling,drilling, retrofitting, etc, you can still have a nice tank:

Green fluorescent mushrooms:

Spaghetti finger leather (cladiella sp)

Organ Pipe and Trumpet Corals

Zoanthids

Yellow Fiji Leather (sarcophyton elegans)

Ricordea florida (splitting)

Red Actinodiscus

Hawaiian Feather Duster

SH

Esper · #2 07/05/2005, 04:31 PM

very nice!!! do you have any full tank shots?

i give you lots of credit for sticking to the stock cube.

i've modded mine for the fun of it, and because i really like metal halides, but i'm really glad you showed people what is possible with the stock nanocubes!

steelhealr · #3 07/05/2005, 08:28 PM

Well....I've done SOME mods. I built an 8 4000MCD LED moonlight for my 46G FW tank, so, I have electrical capabilities. When I got the NC, it was in the early part of the learning curve....purchased mostly for looks and was a little 'p.o'd' when I learned later that it was inadequate lighting for SPS. So...instead of modding, set a goal to make the best looking I could with stock to see what I could do with it. Have a long way to go, but, so far, haven't lost a coral.

Here are the last two shots I took most recently:

SH

moatcarp01 · #4 07/05/2005, 09:06 PM

very nice!!

tmantaylor18 · #5 07/05/2005, 09:32 PM

Looks really good dude.

steelhealr · #6 08/07/2005, 11:40 PM

Thought I'd add a few updated shots:

Ricordea florida, has split into three polyps

Euphyllia ancora, hammer coral

Acanthastrea echinata

Cladiella sp (?spaghetti finger leather), needs fragging

tubipora musica, Organ Pipe

Pterogorgia sp., Purple Gorgonian, Purple Sea Whip

Zoanthids, button polyps, blue ricordea

Just a few pix. It CAN be done. If expense and time are issues with regards to having an SPS tank, you can still have a colorful and aesthetic marine aquarium if you work at it. SH

bkztrini465 · #7 08/08/2005, 01:02 AM

Lets see a full tank shot with all the new stuff.

billm44 · #8 08/08/2005, 09:00 AM

Yes, a full tank shot please! It must look great!

thebrian · #9 08/08/2005, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bkztrini465
Lets see a full tank shot with all the new stuff.

I was thinking the same thing...

nonamesright · #10 08/08/2005, 10:26 PM

that hammer coral is gorgeous. i am in envy.

steelhealr · #11 08/08/2005, 11:37 PM

Thanks.....at night...it has the weirdest sweeper tentatacles. Looks like a skeleton arm reaching out to grab something.....sorta like that bank where you put the penny in the slot and the hand reaches out to grab it. LOL. SH

nonamesright · #12 08/09/2005, 12:14 AM

where did you get it and how much was it?, i can't get over how sweet it looks

steelhealr · #13 08/09/2005, 11:28 PM

I bought the hammer from platinumreefs.com..most people know him by Tighaboy. SH

torchstang05 · #14 08/10/2005, 08:38 PM

Very nice tank. you should try putting that hammer higher up i guarantee that thing will grow like crazy. I had a 1 headed in my 12gal which by the way was the first nano to come out with the single bulb. I did nothing to this tank and the hammer has 4 heads in less than a year and everything else grew like crazy. i had mine at the top and it loved it. Try that out if you can. Awesome tank though man!!!

alice_curiouser · #15 08/11/2005, 02:17 PM

That's awesome! I started SW with the 12-gallon Nano-Cube, and I loved it! Mine was all stock, and turned out pretty well, I thought (http://www.aquaria.madwonderland.net...cube_final.jpg).

steelhealr · #16 08/12/2005, 10:17 AM

Very nice alice. Agreed.

As for the hammer...I have him on the bed and it is almost hitting the glass now. That thing has expanded from a golfball to a baseball. If he gets bigger...I will have to move him tho'. Thanks Torchstand. I'm recovering a brain and I may switch their positions. SH

steelhealr · #17 08/16/2005, 11:15 PM

Well...I did move the hammer up higher and to the back...don't have a pic of that move yet. Here are some updated shots..but..they are basically looking the same as above.....so....just addtions next time.
I never want to be accused of overstaying my stay. SH

OOPS..sorry..wanted to get my clown and sixline on the marquis here, lol:

mightymouse · #18 08/16/2005, 11:36 PM

thats a great looking fromia star i had one but didnt know they needed a longer acclimation time i only did an hour adn it just disintegrated

steelhealr · #19 08/24/2005, 09:03 PM

Hi...I was finally able to find a 'score' at a local lfs. Added a fungia, orange plate coral:

Also, my new blue ricordea are splitting:

My dying brain (no jokes) is recovering nicely:

before

after

SH

reefwick · #20 08/24/2005, 09:39 PM

WOW! (applause) looks great, one of the best i've seen.

vanmo92 · #21 08/26/2005, 02:00 PM

i'm jelous because i really want a firefish.

waterlily · #22 08/26/2005, 04:28 PM

Very nice! I can only hope mine looks half as good. I'm downsizing from a 75. I threw caution to the wind and went with the crack-prone 24 instead of the smaller nano-cube.

fishman805 · #23 08/26/2005, 05:40 PM

Very well done SH..... Just wanted to let you know that I've added the LR to my 12g nano ( tonight ) and posted pic's in my "starting over again" thread.... Take a peek and let me know what you think .... The LR was from Fosters & Smith... Supposed to be Prem. Figi... but looks too branchy to be that... Let me know what you think....

Bob

steelhealr · #24 09/14/2005, 04:39 PM

Some updated pix:

My sixline curious about reflected light in the tank:

New hitchhiker, foraminifera homotrema rubrum:

SH

fishman805 · #25 09/14/2005, 05:02 PM

Very impressive SH .... Mine is still bare ( LOL ) ....

Soooo Tiga is a business man eh..?? May have to check that out as well.... He's doing an impressive job with the videos...

Bob